Ruby was the first language I learned closures in. While all scripting languages have them, Ruby's standard library uses them pervasively and standard ruby style encourages their use. It's a great procedural language to learn closures in.
Cheers to Paul Cantrell for figuring all this out and documenting it in such a fun way. Here's a link to a helpful thread on the same topic:
I think the growth pattern/cycle of hacker news is a factorial of sorts in that with the influx of new hackers there will always be a re-iteration of classic material, in fact there will be a re-iteration of ALL classic material "plus some" new material now to be known as classic by the next influx. This makes me more happy than it makes me bothered.
I agree. Dupes should be allowed, especially if they filter up to the top due to genuine interest. What would be preferable would be an addition to the UI that would link to the previous submission's discussion thread.
Yeah I agree guys. I wasn't complaining, rather I was pointing to the fact that history repeats itself. Just didn't bother to say it clearly.